We made it!! With a few "blessings in disguise"...

We are in London! Hallelujah! The trip has been a little rocky so far, but for the most part the negative things have actually turned into positives.

Our first flight out of Seattle was delayed 2 1/2 hours (wish we had known that when we woke up at 4:45 am...) The good news is, the guy who checked our luggage didn't charge us the $75 fee on our overweight bag because the flight was delayed so long. Consequently, we missed our connecting flight in Toronto but were lucky enough to get on standby and made it out the same night. Because our flights were all screwed up (and because Murphy's Law still applies to me even though I changed my last name), our bags didn't make it to London. The good news is that we didn't have to stress about hauling 200 pounds of luggage to our hotel, and so we were able to take the underground tube for £8 rather than pay £60 for a cab. 

It's pretty much been a comedy since we've been here. I, being the "more experienced traveler," thought I would impress my husband and take the lead with everything. Yeah... not so much. First of all, I almost was denied entry into the UK when we went through customs because I mentioned that "if I could, I would like to try to work part-time." Apparently, that's a big no-no if you don't have a visa, and I have a warning in my passport because of it. Awesome. Then, I tried to get off at the wrong tube station, and Jordan had to pretty much flail me back through the doors like a two-year-old. Awesome. We eventually made it to our hotel, which is quaint, to put it nicely. :) We take for granted how spacious everything is in America! We were determined to stay awake until at least 6:00 pm so we could try and get on the local time quicker; we were both exhausted, but we set out for some lunch and then to go find a place to live. At this point, I felt like I could fall asleep on the sidewalk and my stomach was doing cartwheels, but we both convinced each other to tough it out! Needless to say, at lunch I ate 3 bites (which is a big problem... I usually eat everything in sight.) We finally found the place to advise us on flats, and I didn't even make it into the meeting because I was throwing up in the bathroom, and might I add, I found the bathroom JUST in time! Awesome, again. Finally, my amazingly patient husband made the call that we were going back to the hotel to sleep... so we slept from 3:30 yesterday afternoon until 7:30 this morning! 

Our hotel is a bed & breakfast, so we go down for breakfast this morning, and I, again, could hardly eat (and I LOVE breakfast!) Not three steps out of the breakfast room, and I am running for the nearest bathroom - thank the Lord that "W.C." on the door meant "bathroom" because had it been anything else I would have thrown up all over it. Awesome. So, again, Jordan makes me lay down while he ventured out to get some Sprite and crackers, and then he set off alone to look around our hotel for some flats. 

Side note: I have the best husband ever.

This is where it gets good! One of the flat complexes we have been looking at online for the last few months happened to be about 300 steps from our hotel. He came back to tell me and by that point I felt good enough to go check it out with him.

Drumroll... WE FOUND A PLACE! It's tiny, but very safe, in a great area, and all our bills are included in the rent. Not bad! We are moving in tomorrow, and I will definitely post more about it then with pictures, but here is a picture of the outside. It's called Cartwright Gardens.

Pretty cute, huh?! And Jordan is convinced that had I not been sick we would have wandered farther out and probably wouldn't have found it. Another blessing in disguise. :) Although, not to sound too picky, but next time I'd prefer for the blessing not to involve puking. 

Thank you for your prayers so far! We have definitely needed them, and felt them be answered. Our adventure begins!

P.S. Our luggage just made it the our hotel! One less thing to worry about. :)